Ex-Servicemen Retire Young, Employers Should Not Hinder Their Rehabilitation By Denying Quota Benefits: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Emphasizing the need to honour ex-servicemen who retire at a young age after serving the nation, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that it is the duty of employers not to create obstacles in their rehabilitation by denying them the opportunity of employment under the the ex- servicemen quota.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar said, "The services rendered by ex-servicemen must also...

Debt Can Be Established Through Any Documentary Evidence Under Regulation 8(2) Of CIRP Regulations, Written Contract Not Needed: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) New Delhi bench of Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, Justice Mohd Faiz Alam Khan and Mr. Naresh Salecha (Technical Member) has held that a written contract is not a precondition to prove the existence of a legally payable debt. If other documentary evidence listed under Regulation 8(2) of the CIRP Regulations is available and clearly shows...

Jailing Farmers Who Indulge In Stubble Burning Will Send Right Message : Supreme Court Asks Centre To Consider Penal Provision

Farmers have a special place in our hearts, but it shoudln't mean they are not immune, the Court said.

Fraud Loan Accounts Row: Bombay High Court Grants Interim Relief To Anil Ambani, Stays Coercive Action By Bank Of Baroda

In a temporary relief, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday restrained the Bank of Baroda from taking any coercive action in furtherance of its September 4 order classifying the loan accounts of industrialist Anil Ambani's Reliance Communications as 'fraud.'A division bench of Justice Riyaz Chagla and Farhan Dubash asked the Bank not to take any action till further hearing in the matter, which...

Rajasthan High Court Partly Quashes CBIC Circular Restricting ITC Refund For Inverted Duty Structure Up To 18.07.2022

The Rajasthan High Court has quashed Point No. 2 of the Circular No. 181/13/2022-GST dated 10.11.2022, restricting ITC claims on the inverted duty structure prior to 18.07.2022. The bench, consisting of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Sangeeta Sharma, stated that if the impugned clarification is tested on the anvil of reasonableness, it falls foul to Article 14 of the Constitution of...

'What'll Happen If Articles Aren't Published For One More Day?' Delhi Court Adjourns Hearing Of Journalist's Appeal Against Adani Gag Order

A Delhi Court on Wednesday adjourned the plea filed by Journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta challenging an ex-parte order passed by the lower court on September 06, restraining him from publishing stories about the Adani Group.District Judge Rakesh Kumar Singh of Rohini Courts, the link judge before whom the case was listed as the roster judge was on leave today, refused to hear the matter...

Supreme Court Advises Against Construction Ban In Delhi-NCR During Winter; Asks Air Quality Commission To Consider Other Solutions

The Court also directed the NCR States and the Union to fill up the Pollution Control Board vacancies in a time-bound manner.

Workmen Can Claim Dues After Layoff Only If They Continued To Work After Notice Was Issued By Corporate Debtor: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) New Delhi bench of Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, Justice Mohd Faiz Alam Khan and Mr. Indevar Pandey (Technical Member) has held that if the workmen or employees fail to prove that they actually worked after a layoff notice was issued by the corporate debtor, they are not entitled to claim any dues for the period after the layoff. Such dues...

Program Associate – I Vacancy At Indian Institute Of Technology, Gandhinagar

Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar invites online application for the post of Program Associate – I for the project of IITGN-X: Education Outreach Program at IIT Gandhinagar.Name of the Post: Program Associate – I No. of Post: 01 (One) Remuneration: Rs. 45,000/- to Rs. 70,000/- per Month Essential Qualification and Experience • B.Tech./B.E./M.Sc./M.C.A./LLM. /CA/CMA/CS/MBA/Professional qualification or equivalent in an appropriate discipline; OR B.C.A./B.Sc./B.A./B.Com./B.B.A./LL.B....

ABILITY: Landmark Judgments On Disability Jurisprudence In India [Book Review]

ABILITY- Landmark Judgments on Disability Jurisprudence in India is an interesting read and singular contribution to this field of the law. This is a new area of jurisprudence which has now come of age: the rights of those who have certain disabilities, or rather those who are differently abled, have been recognized and developed. Equality and human dignity underpin the constitutional ethos...

Failure To Mention Correct Value In GSTR-5A Filing Is Not Suppression U/S 74 CGST Act: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has stated that a failure to mention the correct value in returns or apply the correct GST rate is not suppression under section 74 of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST). Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar stated that "...though the revenue alleged in the impugned SCN that the assessee failed to mention the value of services correctly in the GSTR-5A returns...

Reasons Not Stated In An Order Can Be Considered In Limited Circumstances: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court carved out an exception to the 'speaking order' rule, holding that although the validity of an administrative order is ordinarily judged only by the reasons stated in it, the Court may, in limited circumstances, rely on existing but unstated grounds evident from the record.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and A.G. Masih delivered a judgment setting aside the Andhra...